July 15,2006

Mark has completed 10 days of his initial 6 week treatment plan. The daily trips to Philadelphia are a comfortable routine for us. We had a post-operative visit on Wednesday with his surgeon, Dr. Kevin Judy, at HUP. All is going very well. In fact, Mark has a very positive attitude and a renewed energy level, in spite of the treatments! He believes that the prayers of his friends are a strong factor in his well-being. We have a new concern for his sister, Verna, who was hospitalized a week ago for heart, pneumonia and blood disorders. She will enter nursing rehab locally at Rockhill Mennonite Community the beginning of this coming week.